AP Top 25: 5 SEC teams ranked in the final poll for 2016 season

Alabama held the top spot in the AP Top 25 all season long, but a College Football Playoff national championship game win by Clemson placed the Tigers at the top of the AP Top 25 to end the season.

The Crimson Tide ranked No. 2 in the poll, just ahead of Rose Bowl champion USC. The Trojans leapfrogged College Football Playoff participants Washington and Ohio State following the impressive win against Penn State. Ohio State fell all the way to No. 6 in the final rankings.

LSU’s solid performance in a Citrus Bowl win against Louisville earned the Tigers a final ranking of No. 13.

Florida closely followed LSU at No. 14 after a decisive win against Iowa in the Outback Bowl.

Tennessee finished the season at No. 22 after a win against Nebraska in the Music City Bowl, and Auburn rounded out the SEC’s presence at No. 24 after a disappointing loss to Oklahoma in the Sugar Bowl dropped the Tigers seven spots.

The final 2016 season AP Top 25 poll was released on Tuesday, here’s a look at the complete rankings: